Germany held a national final to select the song that would represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957. The winner was

Margot Hielscher Margot Hielscher (29 September 1919 – 20 August 2017) was a German singer and film actress. She appeared in over fifty films between and 1939 and 1994. Hielscher was born in Berlin. In 1957, she was chosen to represent Germany at the Eurovis ...

with the song "".

Before Eurovision

National final

The German national final was held on 17 February at the Großer Sendesaal des HR in

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, hosted by

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At Eurovision

Germany was the host country of the

Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the second edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (HR) on behalf of ARD, the contest, originally known as the (English: Euro ...

, held in

, when there was still no format in place for the previous year's winning country to host the following year, and following Switzerland hosting and winning in 1956. "" was conducted by Willy Berking and Hielscher performed seventh, following the and preceding . The song received eight points, placing fourth in a field of ten. The song's lyrics gave rise to what is generally considered the first "gimmick performance" in the contest history, with Hielscher in fact picking up a real telephone receiver during her performance. At the end of the song, she picks it up again and explains "on the telephone" that she can't talk anymore because her song is ending. It was succeeded as German representative at the 1958 contest by Hielscher again, with "".

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

References

External links

Official Eurovision Song Contest 1957 site, history by year

Detailed info & lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1957

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957

Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...